Enhanced plasma ghrelin levels in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes |
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| Authors: | Masaoka Tatsuhiro Suzuki Hidekazu Hosoda Hiroshi Ota Takayuki Minegishi Yuriko Nagata Hiroshi Kangawa Kenji Ishii Hiromasa |
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| Institution: | Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | Human saliva, which contains nitrite, is normally mixed with gastric juice, which contains ascorbic acid (AA). When saliva was mixed with an acidic buffer in the presence of 0.1 mM AA, rapid nitric oxide formation and oxygen uptake were observed. The oxygen uptake was due to the oxidation of nitric oxide, which was formed by AA-dependent reduction of nitrite under acidic conditions, by molecular oxygen. A salivary component SCN? enhanced the nitric oxide formation and oxygen uptake by the AA/nitrite system. The oxygen uptake by the AA/nitrite/SCN? system was also observed in an acidic buffer solution. These results suggest that oxygen is normally taken up in the stomach when saliva and gastric juice are mixed. |
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| Keywords: | Ascorbic acid Gastric juice Nitric oxide Nitrite Oxygen uptake Saliva |
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